ชัค

chák

Meaning

1NounC1

chuck; machine-tool clamping device

A clamping device on a machine tool, such as a drill or lathe, that securely grips a cutting tool or the workpiece being machined.

Examples

ช่างchâangช่างchâang1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toขันkǎnขันkǎn1water bowl; dipping bowl2[to] tighten (by turning)3classifier: water bowls; bowlfuls4[to] crow (rooster)5[to] laugh; feel amusedชัคchákชัคchákchuck; machine-tool clamping deviceของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsสว่านsà-wàanสว่านsà-wàan1drill (tool)2auger (boring tool)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)แน่นnɛ̂nแน่นnɛ̂n1tight; secure; firm2crowded; packed3uncomfortably full; bloated; tight4dense; compact5solid; reliable; certain (figurative)ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toเจาะjɔ̀เจาะjɔ̀1[to] drill; bore2[to] pierce; puncture3[to] tap; extract by boring4[to] probe; delve (figurative)5[to] penetrate; gain access to [sth] (figurative)เพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiso that not; in order not to; to prevent [sth]ดอกสว่านdɔ̀ɔk-sà-wàanดอกสว่านdɔ̀ɔk-sà-wàandrill bitหลุดlùtหลุดlùt1[to] come off; come loose2[to] slip out; leak3[to] escape; get free4off-target; outside the intended bounds5[to] disconnect; lose connection6[to] drop out; be left out
The technician tightens the drill's chuck before drilling so that the drill bit does not come loose.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ค, a stop, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

chák

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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